# Donnie

Donnie or Donny is a familiar form (hypocorism) of the masculine given name Donald, Donal, Don, or Donovan.
It may refer to:

## People
### Arts and entertainment

* Donny Baldwin, American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship and Starship
* Donnie Brooks (1936–2007), American pop music singer
* Donnie Dacus, guitarist
* Donnie Demers, American songwriter
* Donny Deutsch (born 1957), American advertising executive and television personality
* Donnie Dunagan (born 1934), semi-retired American former child actor
* Donnie Elbert (1936–1989), American soul singer
* Donnie Fritts (1942–2019), American session musician and songwriter
* Donnie Hamzik, drummer of the heavy metal band Manowar
* Donny Hathaway (1945–1979), American jazz, blues, soul and gospel singer, songwriter, arranger and pianist
* Donnie Iris (born 1943), American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry
* Donnie Keshawarz (born 1969), American stage, film and television actor
* Donnie Klang (born 1984), American singer, songwriter
* Donny MacLeod (1932-1984), Scottish television presenter
* Donny McCaslin (born 1966), American jazz saxophonist
* Donnie McClurkin (born 1959), American gospel music singer and minister
* Donnie Munro (born 1953), Scottish musician
* Donny Osmond (born 1957), American singer, actor, dancer
* Donnie Simpson (born 1954), American radio DJ, television and movie personality
* Donnie Van Zant (born 1952), American rock vocalist and guitarist
* Donnie Wahlberg (born 1969), American singer, actor and film producer
* Donnie Yen (born 1963), Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director and producer
* Donnie (Canadian rapper), Canadian rapper
* Donnie (Dutch rapper) (born 1994), Dutch rapper and songwriter

### Sports

* Donnie Abraham (born 1973), American football cornerback
* Donnie Allison (born 1939), American race car driver
* Donny Anderson (born 1943), American football player
* Donnie Avery (born 1984), American football player
* Donnie Beechler (born 1961), American race car driver
* Donnie Boyce (born 1973), American basketball player
* Donny Brady (born 1973), American football player
* Donnie Craft (born 1959), American football player
* Donny Crevels (born 1974), Dutch race car driver
* Donny Davies (1892–1958), English cricketer, amateur footballer and journalist
* Donnie Davis (born 1972), American football player
* Donnie Ernsberger (born 1996), American football player
* Donnie Edwards (born 1973), American football linebacker
* Donny Everett (1997–2016), American baseball player
* Donny Grant (born 1976), Costa Rican footballer
* Donnie Green (1948–2019), American former football offensive lineman
* Donny Gorter (born 1988), Dutch footballer
* Donny de Groot (born 1979), Dutch former footballer
* Donnie K. Von Hemel (born 1961), trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses
* Donnie Henderson (born 1975), American football coach
* Donnie Jones (basketball) (born 1966), American college basketball coach and player
* Donnie Lewis (born 1997), American football player
* Donny Marshall (born 1972), American basketball player
* Donnie McKinnon (born 1940), Scottish footballer
* Donnie Meche (born 1974), American jockey
* Donnie Moore (1954–1989), American baseball player
* Donnie Nelson (born 1962), American basketball executive
* Donnie Neuenberger (born 1962), American race car driver
* Donnie Nickey (born 1980), American football safety
* Donnie Nietes (born 1982), Filipino professional boxer
* Donnie Sadler (born 1975), American baseball player
* Donny Schmit (1967-1996), American motocross racer
* Donnie Shell (born 1952), American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
* Donnie Smith (born 1990), American soccer player
* Donny Toia (born 1992), American soccer player
* Donnie Tyndall (born 1970), American head men's basketball coach
* Donny van de Beek (born 1997), Dutch footballer
* Donnie Walsh (born 1941), American basketball executive
* Donny White, athletics administrator and baseball coach
* Donnie Williams (born 1948), American football player
* Donnie Wingo (born 1960), American auto racing crew chief

### Other fields

* Donnie Anderson, American Baptist minister and activist
* Donnie Burns (born 1979), Scottish politician
* Donny Lambeth (born 1965), American politician
* Donny Olson (born 1953), American politician
* Donnie E. Treadwell (1923–2014), American politician
* Donny George Youkhanna (1950-2011), Iraqi-Assyrian archaeologist, anthropologist, author, curator and professor

### Criminals

* Donny Meluda, alias Abdul Rahman Abdullah, a Malaysian ex-fugitive and convicted robber serving a 33-year jail sentence in Singapore for multiple violent robberies.

### Aliases and stage names

* "Donnie Brasco", alias of undercover FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (born 1939)
* Donny Goines, stage name of American rapper Donny Scott
* Donny Montell, stage name of Lithuanian singer-songwriter Donatas Montvydas (born 1987)
* Donny Tourette, stage name of English singer-songwriter Patrick Brannan (born 1981)
* Donny Young, an early stage name of American musician and singer Donald Eugene Lytle (1938-2003), better known as Johnny Paycheck

### Fictional Characters

* Donnie Budd, an animated Sesame Street character
* Donnie Darko, the protagonist of the film Donnie Darko
* Donnie Thornberry, from The Wild Thornberrys

## Animals

* Donnie (dog), a Doberman Pinscher known for his penchant for arranging his plush toys in geometric forms